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Matthew Haynes

Matthew Haynes

  • Called to BAR: 1991
  • Divorce
  • Family & Children

Summary

Areas of Expertise Civil Criminal Court of Protection Family - Children Family - Finance Housing and Property Human Rights and Public Law Regulatory Recommendations: Legal 500 2016: "He engenders respect without a hint of arrogance, and is calm and collected when under pressure on his feet." Chambers & Partners 2015: "Matthew is an articulate and no-nonsense advocate who presents his case with the ear of the court and delivers in a cool, calm, collected and extremely measured way." Legal 500 2014: ‘He has a down-to-earth and knowledgeable style.’ Chambers & Partners 2013: "An absolute gentleman and a fine advocate." Notable Cases: Recent cases include: Moore v Holdsworth [2010] EWCH 683 (Ch) - a case relating to family provision for a widow with MS. Kynnesley v Wolverhampton City Council TLR (2007) - relating to a gift to local authority employees. Parmar v Upton [2015] EWCA CIV 795 - he successfully responded in the Court of Appeal on issues relating to the hedge and ditch presumption, construction of conveyance and adverse possession of a ditch.

Specialist areas of law include

  • Divorce
  • Family & Children

Profile description

Family Finance

Matthew Haynes undertakes both court and advisory work in relation to all aspects of ancillary relief. His ancillary relief work has included issues of company and partnership assets, bankruptcy, agricultural issues, and dissipation of assets. Matthew Haynes has experience of cohabitation cases and trusts of land. He also undertakes work in relation to the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.

 

Professional Negligence:

Professional Negligence work is undertaken in relation to solicitors. primarily in a conveyancing and/or trusts of land/cohabitation context, but also in their advisory capacities, such as in relation to agreements. He has also acted in other fields relating to surveyors and valuers, insurance brokers and construction.

Chancery:

Chancery work includes:

Contentious and Non-Contentious probate: Matthew's contentious probate work includes issues relating to the validity of wills, including forged wills, the construction and rectification of wills, testamentary estoppel, as well as the removal of executors.

Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975: Matthew has represented various parties including disabled applicants, minors and widows after short marriages.

He has undertaken direct access work in these fields and, besides court and advisory work, he has represented parties at mediation.

Real Property Disputes: including Boundary Disputes, Adverse Possession, Easements, Restrictive Covenants, Leasehold Enfranchisement.

Matthew has also appeared before the Lands Tribunal and Land Registry Adjudicator. 

Commercial:

Commercial work includes;

Professional Negligence relating to solicitors, particularly in a conveyancing context, surveyors, trustees and some construction work.

Sale of Goods.

Insolvency in either a property or matrimonial context.

Commercial Landlord & Tenant matters including dilapidations.

Commercial Property Disputes including acting for local authorities

Mortgages & Partnership Disputes

Legal 500 2016: "He engenders respect without a hint of arrogance, and is calm and collected when under pressure on his feet."

Chambers & Partners 2015: "Matthew is an articulate and no-nonsense advocate who presents his case with the ear of the court and delivers in a cool, calm, collected and extremely measured way."

Legal 500 2014: ‘He has a down-to-earth and knowledgeable style.’

Chambers & Partners 2013: "An absolute gentleman and a fine advocate."

Legal 500 2013: St Ives Chambers’ Matthew Haynes is ‘a barrister of the highest quality’ who ‘inspires confidence in his clients’.

Chambers and Partners 2012: Matthew Haynes handles both matrimonial finance and children matters. He has particular expertise in cohabitation disputes.

Chambers and Partners 2011: "As a leading junior for his work in relation to trusts of land and Schedule 1, Children Act 1989, matters."

Housing & Property:

Matthew Haynes undertakes all aspects of landlord and tenant (business and residential), as well as housing law. His housing work includes anti-social behaviour, disrepair, unlawful eviction, and harassment. His property work includes boundary disputes, adverse possession, easements and restrictive covenants. He has represented clients in the First Tier Property Chamber and its predecessors relating to issues of adverse possession and other issues of land ownership, as well as construction of leases.

Notable Cases:

 DR v GR & Ors [2013] EWHC 1196 (Fam)

Testimonials

Ruth Clark

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